![]() The rifle was one of many weapons in the arms race between the Germanic states and France, and with Europe in general. To keep pace with the French who had adopted smokeless powder "small bore" ammunition for their Lebel Model rifle the Germans adopted the Gewehr 88 using its own new 7,92x57 mm cartridge, which was also designed by the German Rifle Commission. Model Commission Rifle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The invention of smokeless powder in the late 19th century immediately rendered all of the large-bore black powder rifles then in use obsolete. Note the rear sight is graduated in Turkish script. The Quarter Moon marking indicates that this Gew88 was sent to aid Germany's WW1 ally Turkey, in her fight, and was later reworked by them. Note the "Quarter Moon" on the bolt and safety. They had this gun incorrectly marked as a Steyr made in Austria Silly Sooners.
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